The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4 (also known as the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 28 August 2011 in Fürth, Germany. Some of the preliminary round matches were held in Nürnberg. It was the first PTC event outside of the Grand Finals to be broadcast on television, as one table was screened on Eurosport.
Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 78th official maximum break during his last 32 match against Adam Duffy. This was O'Sullivan's 11th record 147 break.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 in the last 32 against Andrew Higginson.
Mark Selby won in the final 4–0 against Mark Davis.
Prize fund and ranking points
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:
| Prize fund | Ranking points1 |
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| Winner | €10,000 | 2,000 |
| Runner-up | €5,000 | 1,600 |
| Semi-finalist | €2,500 | 1,280 |
| Quarter-finalist | €1,500 | 1,000 |
| Last 16 | €1,000 | 760 |
| Last 32 | €600 | 560 |
| Last 64 | €200 | 360 |
| Maximum break | €2,260 | – |
| Total | €52,260 | – |
- 1 Only professional players can earn ranking points.
Main draw
Preliminary rounds
Round 1
Best of 7 frames
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| Germany Hendrik Henschke 2–4 Germany Roland Hanisch China Chen Zhe 4–0 Germany Norbert Eckstein Germany Norbert Hofheinz 4–2 Germany Stephanus Klitzke Germany Hendrik Glax 0–4 Turkey Soner Sari England Christopher Henry 4–0 Germany Andreas Hartung Wales Stephen Ellis 3–4 New Zealand Chris McBreen Austria Baghi Ebrahim 4–1 Germany Pavel Leyk England Reanne Evans 1–4 Germany Phil Barnes Pakistan Sharam Changezi w/d–w/o Germany Julian Treiber England Allan Taylor 4–0 Germany Dirk Hochheim | England Ben Harrison 4–0 Netherlands Laurin Winters Germany Julian Gärtner 4–0 Germany Bernd Strnad Germany Thomas Cesal 1–4 Croatia Sanjin Kusan Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan 4–2 England James Cahill Germany Thomas Valentin 4–0 Germany Oliver Metzger Germany Wilhelm Braunwald 1–4 Germany Jörg Petersen Wales Alex Taubman 2–4 England Ian Glover Germany Ronny Buchholz 1–4 England Zen Beechey England David Gray w/d–w/o Germany Mirko Groß Germany Diana Schuler 0–4 England Kyren Wilson |
| Germany Hendrik Henschke | 2–4 | Germany Roland Hanisch |
| China Chen Zhe | 4–0 | Germany Norbert Eckstein |
| Germany Norbert Hofheinz | 4–2 | Germany Stephanus Klitzke |
| Germany Hendrik Glax | 0–4 | Turkey Soner Sari |
| England Christopher Henry | 4–0 | Germany Andreas Hartung |
| Wales Stephen Ellis | 3–4 | New Zealand Chris McBreen |
| Austria Baghi Ebrahim | 4–1 | Germany Pavel Leyk |
| England Reanne Evans | 1–4 | Germany Phil Barnes |
| Pakistan Sharam Changezi | w/d–w/o | Germany Julian Treiber |
| England Allan Taylor | 4–0 | Germany Dirk Hochheim |
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| England Ben Harrison | 4–0 | Netherlands Laurin Winters |
| Germany Julian Gärtner | 4–0 | Germany Bernd Strnad |
| Germany Thomas Cesal | 1–4 | Croatia Sanjin Kusan |
| Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan | 4–2 | England James Cahill |
| Germany Thomas Valentin | 4–0 | Germany Oliver Metzger |
| Germany Wilhelm Braunwald | 1–4 | Germany Jörg Petersen |
| Wales Alex Taubman | 2–4 | England Ian Glover |
| Germany Ronny Buchholz | 1–4 | England Zen Beechey |
| England David Gray | w/d–w/o | Germany Mirko Groß |
| Germany Diana Schuler | 0–4 | England Kyren Wilson |
Round 2
Best of 7 frames
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| Germany Stefan Gerst 4–3 Germany Roland Hanisch England Sanderson Lam 4–2 England Shane Castle England Liam Monk 4–0 Germany Ralf Günzel England Michael Wasley 4–0 Austria Paul Schopf Serbia Zafir Dilji 0–4 China Chen Zhe Germany Christian Pesch 0–4 Germany Norbert Hofheinz Netherlands Gerrit bij de Leij 4–2 Turkey Soner Sari Sri Lanka Naresh Samarawickrama 0–4 England Steve Judd England Ricky Norris 2–4 England Lee Page Netherlands Ron Florax 1–4 Austria Andreas Ploner Germany Ole Steiner 0–4 England Christopher Henry Wales Kishan Hirani 4–1 New Zealand Chris McBreen England Chris Norbury 4–0 Austria Baghi Ebrahim Germany Jörg Schneidewindt w/d–w/o Germany Rüdiger Fehrmann Belgium Tomasz Skalski 3–4 Germany Phil Barnes England Tony Knowles w/d–w/o Germany Lasse Münstermann Germany Klaus Wuscher 1–4 Belgium Hans Blanckaert Germany Gerhard Engelschalk w/o–w/d England Charlie Walters Germany Ronni Beniesch 2–4 Germany Julian Treiber Germany Stefan Joachim w/o–w/d England Andrew Milliard Turkey Özyurt Aksoy 1–4 England Allan Taylor Austria Felix Pleschek 0–4 England Ben Harrison Germany Michael Betzinger w/o–w/d England Robert Valiant England Mitchell Travis 4–0 Netherlands Mario Wehrmann Wales Gareth Allen 4–1 Germany Julian Gärtner England Mitchell Mann 2–4 Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney England Sean O'Sullivan 4–1 England Oliver Brown Austria Markus Pfistermüller 1–4 Austria Markus Stocker Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher 4–2 Croatia Sanjin Kusan England Sam Harvey 4–0 Germany Jan Leichs England Andy Lee 0–4 Germany Andreas Pesch England Phil O’Kane 4–0 Germany Stefan Merkel | England Brian Cox 4–0 Germany Harald Kloss Germany Anja Vucicevic 3–4 Germany Oliver Kremp England Craig Steadman 4–0 Germany Rita Jakisch Wales Jak Jones w/o–w/d Germany Hans-Jürgen Bins Netherlands Maurice Le Duc 4–0 Germany Anne-Kathrin Hirsch England Ashley Wright 4–0 Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan Germany Christof Biniarsch w/o–w/d England Steve Ventham Austria Patrick Rossmann w/o–w/d England Ryan Causton Republic of Ireland Michael Judge w/d–w/o England Ian Burns Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez w/d–w/o Germany Robert Sax Canada Brent Kolbeck w/d–w/o England Declan Bristow Netherlands Rogier van der Kamp 0–4 England Jamie Walker Scotland Marc Davis 4–0 Germany Thomas Valentin England Stephen Craigie 4–0 Germany Rüdiger Nickel England Gary Wilson 4–1 Germany Thomas Wacker England Lee Farebrother w/d–w/o Germany Jörg Petersen Scotland Jonathan Fulcher 0–4 England Jamie O'Neill Germany Martin Rösler 0–4 England Ian Glover Germany Christian Ozim 4–0 Germany Ralph Enax England James Welsh 4–1 England Zen Beechey Switzerland Angelo Losi 1–4 Netherlands Xander van Rossum Germany Frank Schröder 1–4 England Martin O'Donnell England Nick Jennings 4–0 Germany Bernd Friedrich England Nick Pearce w/d–w/o Croatia Stevo Vucicevic France Stéphane Ochoïski 1–4 England England Robbie Williams Germany Patrick Einsle 4–0 Germany Mirko Groß Germany Robert Drahn 0–4 England Michael Wild Austria Michael Peyr 0–4 China Zhang Anda Germany Nicole Breitenstein 0–4 Germany Jörg Vortkort Germany Lothar Kempgens 0–4 Turkey Ali Kirim Netherlands Florian Moederscheim 2–4 England Kyren Wilson England Saqib Nasir w/d–w/o England Sydney Wilson |
| Germany Stefan Gerst | 4–3 | Germany Roland Hanisch |
| England Sanderson Lam | 4–2 | England Shane Castle |
| England Liam Monk | 4–0 | Germany Ralf Günzel |
| England Michael Wasley | 4–0 | Austria Paul Schopf |
| Serbia Zafir Dilji | 0–4 | China Chen Zhe |
| Germany Christian Pesch | 0–4 | Germany Norbert Hofheinz |
| Netherlands Gerrit bij de Leij | 4–2 | Turkey Soner Sari |
| Sri Lanka Naresh Samarawickrama | 0–4 | England Steve Judd |
| England Ricky Norris | 2–4 | England Lee Page |
| Netherlands Ron Florax | 1–4 | Austria Andreas Ploner |
| Germany Ole Steiner | 0–4 | England Christopher Henry |
| Wales Kishan Hirani | 4–1 | New Zealand Chris McBreen |
| England Chris Norbury | 4–0 | Austria Baghi Ebrahim |
| Germany Jörg Schneidewindt | w/d–w/o | Germany Rüdiger Fehrmann |
| Belgium Tomasz Skalski | 3–4 | Germany Phil Barnes |
| England Tony Knowles | w/d–w/o | Germany Lasse Münstermann |
| Germany Klaus Wuscher | 1–4 | Belgium Hans Blanckaert |
| Germany Gerhard Engelschalk | w/o–w/d | England Charlie Walters |
| Germany Ronni Beniesch | 2–4 | Germany Julian Treiber |
| Germany Stefan Joachim | w/o–w/d | England Andrew Milliard |
| Turkey Özyurt Aksoy | 1–4 | England Allan Taylor |
| Austria Felix Pleschek | 0–4 | England Ben Harrison |
| Germany Michael Betzinger | w/o–w/d | England Robert Valiant |
| England Mitchell Travis | 4–0 | Netherlands Mario Wehrmann |
| Wales Gareth Allen | 4–1 | Germany Julian Gärtner |
| England Mitchell Mann | 2–4 | Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney |
| England Sean O'Sullivan | 4–1 | England Oliver Brown |
| Austria Markus Pfistermüller | 1–4 | Austria Markus Stocker |
| Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher | 4–2 | Croatia Sanjin Kusan |
| England Sam Harvey | 4–0 | Germany Jan Leichs |
| England Andy Lee | 0–4 | Germany Andreas Pesch |
| England Phil O’Kane | 4–0 | Germany Stefan Merkel |
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| England Brian Cox | 4–0 | Germany Harald Kloss |
| Germany Anja Vucicevic | 3–4 | Germany Oliver Kremp |
| England Craig Steadman | 4–0 | Germany Rita Jakisch |
| Wales Jak Jones | w/o–w/d | Germany Hans-Jürgen Bins |
| Netherlands Maurice Le Duc | 4–0 | Germany Anne-Kathrin Hirsch |
| England Ashley Wright | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan |
| Germany Christof Biniarsch | w/o–w/d | England Steve Ventham |
| Austria Patrick Rossmann | w/o–w/d | England Ryan Causton |
| Republic of Ireland Michael Judge | w/d–w/o | England Ian Burns |
| Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez | w/d–w/o | Germany Robert Sax |
| Canada Brent Kolbeck | w/d–w/o | England Declan Bristow |
| Netherlands Rogier van der Kamp | 0–4 | England Jamie Walker |
| Scotland Marc Davis | 4–0 | Germany Thomas Valentin |
| England Stephen Craigie | 4–0 | Germany Rüdiger Nickel |
| England Gary Wilson | 4–1 | Germany Thomas Wacker |
| England Lee Farebrother | w/d–w/o | Germany Jörg Petersen |
| Scotland Jonathan Fulcher | 0–4 | England Jamie O'Neill |
| Germany Martin Rösler | 0–4 | England Ian Glover |
| Germany Christian Ozim | 4–0 | Germany Ralph Enax |
| England James Welsh | 4–1 | England Zen Beechey |
| Switzerland Angelo Losi | 1–4 | Netherlands Xander van Rossum |
| Germany Frank Schröder | 1–4 | England Martin O'Donnell |
| England Nick Jennings | 4–0 | Germany Bernd Friedrich |
| England Nick Pearce | w/d–w/o | Croatia Stevo Vucicevic |
| France Stéphane Ochoïski | 1–4 | England England Robbie Williams |
| Germany Patrick Einsle | 4–0 | Germany Mirko Groß |
| Germany Robert Drahn | 0–4 | England Michael Wild |
| Austria Michael Peyr | 0–4 | China Zhang Anda |
| Germany Nicole Breitenstein | 0–4 | Germany Jörg Vortkort |
| Germany Lothar Kempgens | 0–4 | Turkey Ali Kirim |
| Netherlands Florian Moederscheim | 2–4 | England Kyren Wilson |
| England Saqib Nasir | w/d–w/o | England Sydney Wilson |
Round 3
Best of 7 frames
Main rounds
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Finals
Century breaks
Only from last 128 onwards.
| 147, 107, 103, 102 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 142, 124 – John Higgins 139, 103 – Ding Junhui 135 – Mark Davis 135 – Liu Song 134, 117, 102 – Neil Robertson 131, 106 – Steve Davis 129, 105, 102 – Jimmy Robertson 129 – Jamie Cope 126, 119 – Mark Selby 121 – Adam Duffy 120 – Jimmy White 112, 108, 100 – Yu Delu | 111 – Andrew Higginson 110 – Zhang Anda 109 – David Gilbert 108 – Robbie Williams 105 – Marcus Campbell 104 – Shaun Murphy 104 – Matthew Stevens 103 – Sam Craigie 103 – Fergal O'Brien 102 – Alfie Burden 102 – Mike Dunn 102 – Mark King 101 – Sam Baird |
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